Nature Park Interpretive Center
| 15655 SW Millikan Way Beaverton, OR 97006 phone 503/629-6350 fax 503/629-6351 |
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Native Plant Sales
Fall Native Plant Sale 2010
- When: Saturday, October 2, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Who: All ages
- Where: Tualatin Hills Nature Park Interpretive Center
15655 SW Millikan Way, Beaverton, OR 97006 - More information: Call 503/629-6350
- Cost: Free admission
Attention all gardeners. Fall is the best time to plant natives. We will offer a large selection of native plants for purchase. Select from a wide variety of trees, shrubs, and flowering plants in all price ranges for every spot in your garden. Once established, native plants need little water and are easy to care for. All proceeds go toward future education programs and facility and park improvements.
Spring Native Plant Sale and Green Gardening Fair
- When: Saturday, April 10, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Who: All ages
- Where: Tualatin Hills Nature Park Interpretive Center
15655 SW Millikan Way, Beaverton, OR 97006 - More information: Call 503/629-6350
- Cost: free admission
Attention all gardeners, this event is for you! Find out how you can go green. Learn about composting, attracting wildlife to your garden, gardening with natives, invasive plants and weeds, pesticide-free gardening, pollinators, water conservation, pruning techniques, and sharpening your garden tools through workshops and information booths. Make a compost bin, visit with our mascots, and take a walk in our new Native Plant Garden. Visit the Spring Native Plant Sale where you will be able to select from over 100 species of native plants. Free bag of potting soil with every $35 purchase.
Exhibitors
- Clean Water Services
- Metro - Plant Mobile
- Tualatin Valley Water District
- THPRD - Natural Resources Department - Weeds and Invasive Species
- Mason Bees - Gordon Hale
- East Multnomah Soil and Water District
- Aloha Garden Club
- Nature Mobile - Composting Craft
Workshop schedule
- TOOL SHARPENING: Scott Bernards, THPRD, 10:15-10:30 a.m.
- PRUNING: Scott Bernards, THPRD, 10:30-11 a.m.
- COMPOSTING: Paul Sullivan, Metro, 11-11:30 a.m.
- WATER CONSERVATION: Paul Sullivan, Tualatin Valley Water District, 11:30 a.m.-noon
- NATIVE PLANTS: Bobby Owens, noon-12:30 p.m.
- NATIVE PLANT WALK: Bobby Owens, 12:30-1 p.m.
- POLLINATORS: Matthew Shepherd, Xerces Society, 1-1:30 p.m.
- COOKING WITH NATIVES: Chef Dan Brophy, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Visit with our mascots: Bucky Beaver, River Duck Ranger, Wiley Coyote and Betsy Butterfly.
